Chiavolini, Damiana; Tripodi, Sergio; Parigi, Riccardo; Oggioni, Marco R; Blasi, Elisabetta; Cintorino, Marcella; Pozzi, Gianni; Ricci, Susanna
(BioMed Central, 2004-9-22)
BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis. Pneumococcal meningitis is associated with the highest mortality among bacterial meningitis and it may also lead to neurological sequelae ...